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Fabric dryer and method of controlling the same

a fabric dryer and fabric technology, applied in the direction of furniture, lighting and heating equipment, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of time and cost, ineffective separate driving of the washing machine to remove spots or other contaminants, and achieve the effect of removing contaminants

Active Publication Date: 2015-01-20
LG ELECTRONICS INC
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This patent is about a fabric dryer and how it can remove stains from laundry without needing to wash it separately. The technical effect is that this device allows for easier and more efficient laundry cleaning.

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Also, when the quantity of laundry having spots or other contaminants is small, it is inefficient to separately drive the washing machine to remove the spots or other contaminants in terms of time and cost.

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[0019]The foregoing and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, the shapes and dimensions may be exaggerated for clarity, and the same reference numerals will be used throughout to designate the same or like components.

[0020]Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of a fabric dryer according will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawi...

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Abstract

Provided are a fabric dryer and a method of controlling the fabric dryer. The fabric dryer includes a drum, a driving unit, a steam supply unit, a radical supply unit, a contamination removal function selector, and a controller. The drum is rotatably disposed and receives laundry. The driver rotates the drum. The steam supply unit supplies steam into the drum. The radical supply unit supplies radical into the drum. The contamination removal function selector selects a water-soluble contaminant or a fat-soluble contaminant. The controller controls the steam supply unit to supply steam in response to selection of the water-soluble-contaminant by the contamination removal function selector, and controls the radical supply unit to supply radical in response to selection of fat-soluble contaminant by the contamination removal function selector.

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[0001]This application claims priority to Korean Patent application no. 10-2011-0108754 filed Oct. 24, 2011, which is hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a fabric dryer and a method of controlling the fabric dryer.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Generally, a fabric dryer is an apparatus that dries wet clothes, bedclothes, etc. (hereinafter, referred to as ‘laundry’). The fabric dryer includes a drum receiving laundry and a motor for driving the drum, and a heater for supplying hot air into the drum. The fabric dryer supplies dry hot air heated by the heater into the drum holding laundry and rotates the drum to dry laundry.[0006]Since a typical fabric dryer is configured to dry only wet laundry, when spots or other contaminants are found in wet laundry to be dried, a washing machine needs to be separately driven to remove the spots and the contaminants. Also, when the quantity o...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): D06F58/28D06F58/20F26B25/06
CPCD06F58/28F26B25/06D06F2058/2803D06F2058/2883D06F2058/2877D06F58/203D06F34/28D06F58/44D06F2101/00D06F2103/00D06F2103/34D06F2103/44D06F2105/28D06F2105/30D06F2105/40D06F2105/46D06F2105/58
Inventor LEE, DEUGHEE
Owner LG ELECTRONICS INC
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